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Direct injection into the rat optic nerve is useful for regenerative research. We demonstrate a minimally-invasive technique for direct injection into a rat optic nerve that does not involve opening the skull. Using this method, surgical complications are minimized and recovery is more rapid.
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Raykova, K., Jones, M. V., Huang, H., Hoffman, P. F., Levy, M. Minimally-invasive Technique for Injection into Rat Optic Nerve. J. Vis. Exp. (99), e52249, doi:10.3791/52249 (2015).
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